LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Whoopi Goldberg has been one of the longest-appearing co-hosts on ‘The View’ along with Joy Behar. However, Goldberg’s career trajectory extends much farther than her appearance on ‘The View’. Goldberg has appeared in several critically acclaimed films like ‘Ghost’, ‘The Color Purple’, ‘The Deep End of the Ocean’, ‘Till’, and ‘Sister Act’ among others.
Apart from appearing on the big screen and the small screen, Goldberg has also performed on Broadway and garnered a huge fan following over the decades. However, Goldberg wasn’t always a performer. In fact, ‘The View’ co-host worked some odd jobs before starting her career as an actress, and they are just as fascinating as she is.
Was Goldberg a phone sex operator?
Back in 2011, Goldberg herself revealed that she used to work as a phone sex operator, this revelation was made on ‘The View’ itself, and Goldberg turned it into a more light-hearted topic of conversation after revealing the same. This happened back when Sherri Shepherd was a co-host on ‘The View’ and dissed phone sex operators in a conversation on the talk show. As per Huffington Post, Goldberg responded, "I was a phone sex operator, too.” She also added that back when she was younger, “the money was great” when it came to this odd job. Goldberg, being her usual self also joked, "See now, people would know my voice."
Other odd jobs Goldberg did
If Goldberg being a phone sex operator was shocking, there’s more in store. Goldberg also worked at a funeral home as a cosmetologist. Goldberg appeared on ‘Oprah’s Master Class’ where she spoke about this job. Goldberg said, “I did hair and makeup on dead people…It was an ad in the paper! And I’m a licensed beautician as well because I went to beauty school.” She labeled this particular job a “rough gig.” As per Glamour magazine, Goldberg worked as a bricklayer. However, this job pales in comparison to a sex phone operator and a cosmetologist for dead people. Undoubtedly, Goldberg hustled her way through the interesting odd jobs before she made it into the industry, and the rest is history.
